Where does “homoallele” come from?
homoallele (English) comes from English homo, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
homoallele (English): Any of several alternative forms of a particular...
Definitions
- Any of several alternative forms of a particular...
Ancestry of “homoallele”, step by step
homoallele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homo | Clipping of homosexual; Homogenized milk with a... |
| 2 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 3 | German | homosexual | — |
| 4 | German | homo- | homo |
| 5 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English allele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allele | One of a number of alternative forms of the same... |
| 2 | German | Allel | allele |
| 3 | German | Allelomorph | — |
| 4 | English | allelomorph | Synonym of allele |
| 5 | Greek | αλληλ- | Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | áľľos | other, another |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |